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Germany’s top court hears challenge to EU-Canada trade deal
12-Oct-2016 Reuters
Germany’s Constitutional Court began hearing a legal challenge to a planned EU-Canada free trade deal that could paralyze the accord.
Uruguay to sign free trade deal with China
12-Oct-2016 Latin America Herald Tribune
Uruguay intends to strengthen its trade relations with China through a Free Trade Agreement (FTA).
India trade talks heating up, but ex-envoy cautions: ‘we’ve been to the altar before’
12-Oct-2016 The Hill Times
The Liberals’ relative flexibility on investor-state dispute systems and the Temporary Foreign Worker Program, and an expected visit to India by the PM, may help to move talks along.
S. Korea, Costa Rica agree to strive for early conclusion of FTA negotiations
12-Oct-2016 Yonhap
The leaders of South Korea and Costa Rica agreed Wednesday to strive for an early conclusion of free trade negotiations between the Asian nation and six Central American countries
The Aids revolution is why Asean, India and China must resist controls on generic drugs
11-Oct-2016 South China Morning Post
Affordable generics have transformed medical treatment, yet intellectual property provisions in a China-led regional trade deal could block access to life-saving drugs for millions in Africa and Asia
TPP trade deal: plain packaging challenge triggered ’hysteria’, lawyer tells MPs
11-Oct-2016 The Guardian
Lawyer for Philip Morris’s bid to take Australia to court over cigarette laws says Australia has nothing to fear from trade deals that allow investor-state disputes
Brics members to sign pact to reduce non-tariff barriers
11-Oct-2016 Live Mint
The agreement, to be signed during the Brics summit in Goa over the weekend, will boost free trade among the emerging economies
ConocoPhillips sues Venezuela’s PDVSA, calls bond swap ’fraudulent’
11-Oct-2016 Reuters
ConocoPhillips has for nearly a decade been pursuing a case against Venezuela in a World Bank tribunal to obtain billions of dollars in compensation for the 2007 takeover of its Venezuela assets.
SADC-EU trade treaty comes into effect
10-Oct-2016 Tax News
Southern African Development Community (SADC)-European Union (EU) Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) provisionally enters into force.
Over 4,000 protest against TTIP & CETA in Luxembourg
10-Oct-2016 Luxemburger Wort
More than 4,000 people gathered in Luxembourg City to protest against controversial free trade agreements CETA and TTIP.
EU, US negotiators officially drop aim of concluding TTIP in 2016
10-Oct-2016 EurActiv
Negotiators on both sides of the Atlantic have clearly given up on the idea of concluding TTIP talks this year, despite progress achieved on the technical aspects of the negotiations.
US complains of disadvantage as EU-SADC trade deal kicks in
7-Oct-2016 Business Day
As the EU-SADC’s economic partnership agreement takes effect, the Obama administration has raised concerns that US companies have been left at a competitive disadvantage.
French MPs decide not to block CETA
7-Oct-2016 EurActiv
The French parliament’s European affairs committee has rejected a resolution calling on France to block the ratification of CETA, just days before Prime Minister Manuel Valls is due to visit Canada.
India aggressively pursuing trade prospects with LAC
7-Oct-2016 Webindia123
India is aggressively pursuing trade prospects with Latin American Countries (LAC) as the engagement with these countries have gained further momentum with recent developments that have taken place.
Leaked draft CETA declaration comes under fire
7-Oct-2016 Vieuws
The leaked CETA declaration that EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström and her Canadian counterpart Chrystia Freeland hoped would salvage the deal from sinking came under fire from environmental NGOs and some trade experts.
Romania’s government agrees to a complete lack of transparency in the Rosia Montana arbitration case
7-Oct-2016 Save Roșia Montană
In disregard with official requests, Romania’s government and Gabriel Resources decided to play out their dispute behind closed doors.
#NoRCEP regional week of action
7-Oct-2016 APWLD
10-16 October 2016: Why a week of action and what you can do.
Asymmetrical ambition levels make TiSA talks outcome complicated
7-Oct-2016 SUNS
Prospects for an outcome in the controversial plurilateral talks on Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA) by the end of this year appear grim and complicated.
China, Georgia wrap up FTA talks
6-Oct-2016 Xinhua
China and Georgia substantially concluded their Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations, with a landmark memorandum of understanding signed in Tbilisi.
Commission publishes new proposals for the Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA) in ongoing transparency drive
6-Oct-2016 EIN
The European Commission is publishing two new proposals tabled during the 20th round of talks for a Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA), which took place in Geneva.